'Top Gun' stars: Then and now

February 8, 2013

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Tom Skerritt was ''Viper,'' Tom Cruise's chief instructor who taught him a valuable lesson about teamwork. Skerritt is pictured in the movie ''Fighting Back,'' which came out a few years before ''Top Gun.''

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Tom Skerritt was ''Viper,'' Tom Cruise's chief instructor who taught him a valuable lesson about teamwork. Skerritt is pictured in the movie ''Fighting Back,'' which came out a few years before ''Top Gun.''